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28)  The Improvement Bond Act of 1915: a. is a special assessment tax. b. finances street and highway improvements. c. is based on the frontage of property facing the improved street. d. all of the above.

16)  The processing of the paperwork and money involved in a real estate transaction by a neutral third party is referred to as: a. usury. b. escrow. c. pre-qualifying. d. none of the above.

A C reactive protein (CRP) was obtained on admission and is < 1.0 which is negative for your institution's lab. What is the best explanation for this?

85)  How a house looks to a passerby when compared to the rest of the neighborhood is called: a. viewability. b. curb appeal. c. competitive factor. d. all of the above.

77)  Which of the following is on online social networking site for business professionals to connect, network, and engage? a. MySpace b. Twitter c. LinkedIn d. Google Maps

55)  The Real Estate Commissioner requires that all agreements prepared by salespeople: a. be approved by the IRS. b. be approved by their designated broker or sales manager. c. be approved within a reasonable time. d. both b and c are correct.  

87) The list of potential clients that an agent contacts on a regular basis: a. always belongs to his or her broker. b. is a waste of time. c. is technically considered harassment. d. is considered his or her “sphere of influence.”

53)  Lenders refer to a borrower with a low FICO score and a limited ability to cover family living expenses as a: a. lost cause borrower. b. prime borrower. c. subprime borrower. d. commercial borrower.

86)  The time assigned to individual agents to answer the company telephone is called: a. downtime. b. floortime. c. private time. d. golden time.  

94) If the Internal Revenue Service is using a minimum of 39 years for straight-line depreciation on commercial properties, what would be the annual depreciation on a newly constructed apartment that cost $1,950,000 and had an original land cost of $585,000? $35,000                       $15,000     $3,500 $50,000